Railroad-rail.



H. W. HUFFMAN.

RAILROAD RAIL.

APPLICATION FILED AUGLE. 191s.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918,

UNITE STATES ATENT HENRY W. HUFFMAN, OF HEMEHILL, TEXAS.

RAILROAD-RAIL.

Application filed August 6, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. HUTFMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hemphill, in the county of Sabine and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Railroad- Rail, of which the following is a specification.

The subject of this invention is a railroad rail.

The main object of the invention is the provision of a rail which may be joined Without bolts.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a rail which may be readily locked in place against spreading.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for securing the abutting ends of rails together.

The invention also contemplates generally improving the construction and enhancing the utility of railway rails.

With these and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of What is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

A practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan View, partly in section, of a rail constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line 44 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the key for connecting the rails.

Referring to the drawing by numerals of I reference Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

Serial No. 248,587.

the edge of the ball and toward one side of the base flange. Spaced from this oflset portion of the web, and connecting the opposed edge of the ball with the base flange, is a short web 4, which thus forms a recess or socket 5 in the end of the rail.

The inner face of the web 4 may be inclined to correspond with the inclination of a key 6 which is adapted to enter the socket or recess 5. The key 6 is provided with an aperture in which is placed a pin of iron or like metal, 7, which, when contacted by the inner wall of the web 4:, is forced into the recess 8, formed in the web 3, to lock the key 6 in place.

The rails are preferably supported on metal cross ties 9, which are provided, at each end, with the transverse grooves 10, the edges of which grooves are undercut to receive the edges of the base flange l and also the locking blocks 11 by which the rails are locked in place upon the ties. In order that suflicient resiliency may be given to the ties, the ends are provided with horizontally disposed slots 12 which extend for a short distance longitudinally of the ties.

In practice, the ties are laid in lace upon the road bed and the rails placed upon the ties and secured thereto by means of the locking strips or wedges 11. The ends of the rails are joined by means of the keys 6 which are driven into the sockets or recesses 5.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and sought by Letters Pat-- ent, is

l. A railway rail, including a base flange, a ball, and a Web connecting the base flange and ball, the said web offset laterally for a short distance at each end of the rail, a short wall at each end of the rail and connecting the base flange and ball and spaced from the offset portion of the web, and a key adapted to enter between the wall and web to join abutting ends of rails together.

2. A railway rail, including a base flange, a ball, a web positioned centrally of the base flange and the ball and extending longitudinally thereof and connecting the flange and ball, the said web oflset laterally at each end and flush with the side of the ball. a short wall at each end of the rail connecting the ball and flange and flush with that edge of my own I havehereto afiixed my signature the ball remote from the slde Wlfll whlch 1n the presence of two wltnesses. the offset of: the flange 1s flush, the Silld wall spaced from the Web; and key adapt- HENRY W. HUFFIVIAN. 5 ed i0 enter between the Wall and Web to EVitnesses:

lock the abutting ends of rails together. JAE. O. TOOLE, In testimony t mt 1 claim the foregoing as J. B. LEWIS.

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